Andrea Leitgeb
Andrea Leitgeb (* 1963 in Tyrol ) is an Austrian doctor and officer with the rank of general . She is the first female brigadier in the Austrian Armed Forces .
biography
Andrea Leitgeb first studied human medicine and then completed an apprenticeship as a specialist in general surgery. She began her military career in January 2001. After completing her training service, in August 2001 she took up a position as senior physician and surgeon in the Army Hospital in Stammersdorf . From November 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002, Leitgeb completed an international assignment as a battalion doctor in the Golan in Syria . Since 2004 she has been working in the army medical school. On March 31, 2014, Andrea Leitgeb , who holds a doctorate in medicine, was appointed by the Austrian Defense Minister Gerald Klug and at the same time promoted to brigadier to commandant of the medical school. The medical school of the Austrian Armed Forces is responsible for research and teaching of the medical service as well as the advanced training of all military medical personnel .
Publications
- The military doctor in peacekeeping. In: "Diversity in Uniform Volume 3", 2004, ISBN 3-902456-11-6 . as PDF, 26 pages , accessed on June 30, 2014
literature
- Jens-Rainer Ahrens, Maja Apelt, Christiane Bender: Women in the military: Empirical findings and perspectives on the integration of women in the armed forces , Publisher: Springer-Verlag 2015, ISBN 3-32-281003-8 .
- Wolfgang Schober: Diversity in Uniform: Selected works from the 2nd basic training course at the National Defense Academy 2003/2004. Series of publications of the National Defense Academy 2005.
Web links
- nachricht.at: Andrea Leitgeb: First woman in the general rank , accessed on June 28, 2014
- Dedication: Andrea Leitgeb is now in command , accessed on June 28, 2014
- Andrea Leitgeb, Austria's first "Frau Brigadier", in a portrait ( Memento from May 23, 2016 in the web archive archive.today )
Individual evidence
- ^ Bundesheer: First woman in general rank on ORF from March 31, 2014, accessed on June 28, 2014
- ↑ "Do all men now listen to your command?" In: Krone. April 5, 2014, accessed September 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Austria's first general , wienerzeitung.at, accessed on June 28, 2014
- ↑ Tirolerin Andrea Leitgeb is the first "woman Brigadier" , tt.com, accessed on June 28, 2014
- ↑ bundesheer.at , accessed on June 30, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leitgeb, Andrea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian medic, military doctor and first female general in the Austrian Armed Forces |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tyrol |